369  
CDUS43 KUNR 060836  
CLIGCC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
136 AM MST TUE JAN 06 2026  
   
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..THE GILLETTE AIRPORT WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 52 1208 PM 36 16 27  
MINIMUM 27 746 PM 14 13 7  
AVERAGE 40 25 15 17  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.01 -0.01 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.05 -0.05 0.11  
SINCE DEC 1 0.67 0.41 0.26 0.44  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.05 -0.05 0.11  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 25 40 -15 48  
MONTH TO DATE 116 200 -84 239  
SINCE DEC 1 1002 1426 -424 1207  
SINCE JUL 1 2364 3245 -881 2609  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 700 AM  
LOWEST 33 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 738 AM MST SUNSET 439 PM MST  
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 738 AM MST SUNSET 440 PM MST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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